Near Fatal Asthma: Clinical and Airway Biopsy Characteristics
Background. Inflammation and remodeling are integral parts of asthma pathophysiology. We sought to describe the clinical and pathologic features of near fatal asthma exacerbation (NFE). Methods. Bronchial biopsies were collected prospectively from NFE I subjects. Another NFE II group and a moderate...
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Main Authors: | Richard G. Barbers, Ilias C. Papanikolaou, Michael N. Koss, Ashish Patel, Elton Katagihara, Maggie Arenas, Khalid Chan, Colleen G. Azen, Om P. Sharma |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | Pulmonary Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/829608 |
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